WEBVTT OVERNIGHT, AND A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE ALLEY AREA UNTIL 6:00 TONIGHT. THE RUSH IS ON FOR THOSE POST-CHRISTMAS DEALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BRIAN HICKEY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE ROSEVILLE GALLERIA WITH A LOOK AT THE DEALS. MANY OF THE STORES HERE JUST OPENING THEIR DOORS FOR 7:00 OPENING. MACY'S OPEN AT 6:00. FIRST UP, COFFEE, SECOND STOP -- I PROMISE I'M NOT STALKING YOU. I SAW THEM THIS MORNING AT KOHL'S. DID YOU GET GOOD DEALS? PRETTY GOOD. WHAT DID YOU BUY? CLOTHING, TOWELS. ANY FOR NEXT YEAR? NO, IT WAS OVERWHELMING. I GOT A BEATLES SHIRT AND A BOBBLEHEAD. HOW BIG OF A DISCOUNT? IT WAS AT LEAST HALF OFF OR LITTLE MORE. I GOT A EAGLES SHIRT. IT WAS BUY ONE GET ONE FREE TODAY. -- IT WAS I ONE GET 150% OFF TODAY. 60% TO 70% OFF AT KOHL'S THIS MORNING. AS THAT, AND? GREAT DEALS AND DISCOUNTS. NEW YORK & COMPANY HAS UP TO 80% OFF. GREAT DEALS AND DISCOUNTS. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND GET A GOOD BARGAIN. HOW GREAT IS THIS FOR RETAILERS GIVEN THE CONDENSED TIMEFRAME BETWEEN ANGST GIVING AND CHRISTMAS? THEY WERE NOT EXACTLY JUMPING OUT OF THEIR BOOTS. THEY HAD LESS DAYS. WHAT IS EXCITING, GIFT CARDS ARE A BIG HIT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. SHOPPING SEASON IS EXTENDED. IT GOES INTO THIS LAST WEEK BETWEEN NEW YEAR'S AND CHRISTMAS. THERE'LL BE LOTS OF PEOPLE BUYING TODAY. IS THIS A BIG ARTICLE HOLIDAY PIE FOR THE RETAILERS? IT IS. NOT JUST THE EXCHANGES, BUT THEY WILL SELL MORE. YOU MIGHT NEED A AS TO GO THE SWEATER YOU EXCHANGE THEM FOR DIFFERENT SIZE. ANY TIPS? A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO GO TO WORK BECAUSE IT IS THURSDAY, BUT SATURDAY WILL BE BIG, TOO. MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY AT THE SAME TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE AND JUST HAVE FUN AND ENJOY IT WITH EVERYONE ELSE. A FEW OF THE PEOPLE WE OF TRIED INTERVIEW, THERE WERE SAYING, "NO, NO, I CALLED IN SICK DON'T SHOW ME." THE MALL JUST OPENED HERE. RETAILERS GETTING AN EARLY JUMP ON THINGS. GET OUT THERE'S BEEN THOSE GIFT CARDS. DID YOU REALLY GET THAT, BRIAN? ABSOLUTELY. YOU SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE -- WE SEE THE GOLF COURSE AND A SKI RESORTS AND THEN WE SEE IT NOW AT THE MALL.